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#BCBBBB

#bcbbbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbbbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.74% saturation and 73.53% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #bbbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #bbbcbc
  3. #bbbcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbbbc
  2. #bcbbbb
  3. #bcbcbb

Triadic

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #bbbcbb
  3. #bbbbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #bcbcbb
  3. #bbbcbc
  4. #bbbbbc

Square

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #bcbcbb
  3. #bbbcbc
  4. #bcbbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #706e6e
  2. #969494
  3. #bcbbbb
  4. #e2e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #a9a8a8
  3. #969696
  4. #848383
  5. #717070
  6. #5e5e5e
  7. #4b4b4b
  8. #383838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #c3c2c2
  3. #c9c9c9
  4. #d0cfcf
  5. #d7d6d6
  6. #dedddd
  7. #e4e4e4
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbbb
  2. #b6b5b5
  3. #b0afaf
  4. #aaa9a9
  5. #a4a3a3
  6. #9e9e9e
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbbb {
  color: #bcbbbb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbbb {
  background-color: #bcbbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbbb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbbb, #bcbcbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.96 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.96 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.47 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.03 #434444 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbbbb  rgb(188, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbcbc  rgb(187, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbcbb  rgb(187, 188, 187)  hsl(120, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbc  rgb(187, 187, 188)  hsl(240, 1%, 74%)  Silver